On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 23:45:25 +0200 pg <pasi.vi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > $ awk '/Volvo/' Tieliikenne5.0.csv | wc -l > 266175 > $ grep Volvo Tieliikenne5.0.csv | wc -l > 1638
> $ awk '/N3/' volvot.csv | wc -l > 17822 > $ grep N3 volvot.csv | wc -l > 1701 Perhaps, characters not to be able to recognize in your locale included in Tieliikenne 5.0.csv and volvot.csv are included. Try below. -- $ env LC_ALL=C grep 'Volvo' Tieliikenne\ 5.0.csv | wc -l 266175 or $ grep -a 'Volvo' Tieliikenne\ 5.0.csv | wc -l 266175 -- $ env LC_ALL=C grep N3 volvot.csv | wc -l 17822 or $ grep -a N3 volvot.csv | wc -l 17822